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Originally Posted by hlcroghan I totally agree with you. I want the puffer that spits water at me and begs for food and the triggers that I can pet, and so on..... I firmly believe that fish, especially saltwater are pretty intelligent and can be taught behaviors. Do you ever play with them or...

Another thing I keep in mind for my eels is this. You have to look at them as your pet, just like you would your dog or cat. I know a lot of people don't bother naming their fish because they look at it more as a hobby than a pet. I'll tell you what though, the moment you name your eel, you get...

Ill explain further in detail. My Adult tesselata, (now keep in mind he is getting old now and is very large) is probably the single most docile eel I've owned due to the length of his captivity. When I feed him ( which is usually a full octopus from the grocery store) I go in the garage, step...

Originally Posted by hlcroghan okay well I guess I will use some common sense on this then and get it small and work with it. back to my original question. any others besides a zebra that are larger and tend to be docile? As far as common aquarium trade knowledge goes, I am pretty sure that...

When I moved back to the mainland, I found out that one of my neighbors a couple houses down has almost the exact same set up that I do. He fed his with many different utensils. When i came over and seen him feed his eels the way he did, I asked him If i could starts to feed them. He agreed and...

Originally Posted by hlcroghan are there any eels that can see better to tell the difference between your fingers and the food?? Well when eels are juveniles they're vision is MUCH better than when they're adults or subadults. They will learn to differentiate when they are used to how your...

Yes, and I guess that is kind of why I said when feeding . Just like any animal, when attacking they will be faster. Don't worry, get'em young and won't have a problem. "Moray" of the story: Don't piss off eel for 5 minutes. llolol

Originally Posted by hlcroghan So I guess it is up to the individual eel huh? Well, maybe when I get one then I can give it a try when it's small and see how it goes. If it is too aggressive then it will be only the prong from then on. You're right on the money there. If your going to be the...

Originally Posted by EL GUAPO Eels can move fast and in the blink of an eye you can get bit . We're not talking western Diamond back rattler here. Eels do not feed in "the blink of an eye"

Not to be the "rule" here, but...I have raised and hand fed both Gymnothorax funebris, and Gymnothorax Favagineus, which are to be considered by most scaredy cats..the most aggressive eels, hahah. No problems, just have to know your boundaries. Hell I would be more scared hand feeding a...

This was back when I still had a reef. sigh Oh well. Bought a new 210 today hopefully I will get that going soon enough.

Originally Posted by InvertCrazy 3 things you need to do: 1- get a job to support your addiction(swf) 2- get a bigger tank for anemone 3- get better lighting (T5's or stronger) Not trying to be harsh but if your going to do it, listen to all the advice that is given to you and try to...

Thank you very much Cleve, I will start the process as soon as I can. Thank you all for the help!

Originally Posted by FishyGurl omg sad!!! i hope it makes it me to !

Originally Posted by ci11337 Thats so sad. Your probably gonna have to treat him with something to keep it from getting infected. (notsure what though) Hope he pulls through... That's what I was thinking. Although I was wondering how as to the fact that his spines are still out, I would not be...

I will try to get some more pictures up shortly, sorry for the wait.

So here goes the long story short. 2 days ago I had to go to the TAFWC (Teacher association of the west coast) and I knew I was going to be gone 2 days one night. I had no problem with leaving the tank because my wife has just as much interest and love for my tank as I do, and knows how to...

Originally Posted by Calvertbill I guess this is about posting #99 or so on this thread and I can't believe I'm the first one to ask this. 15 Tangs and all the other stuff you've added along the way in a 32 gallon tank? That's a typo, right? I have six Tangs in a 450 and the way they've grown...

Originally Posted by prime311 Lol sorry. I meant I wouldn't lump them in with Crustaceans like Crabs and Shrimp or with Snails. No need for apologizing :) haha I just thought maybe I was missing something

Originally Posted by prime311 Anemone's are not inverts. I've not seen any personal accounts of Puffers eating Anemone's, but thats not to say it wouldnt happen. How do you figure that anemones are not considered invertebrates?